GRE Word List
SUSTENANCE
means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |